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To minimize the risk of fire in a
dryer cabinet, the following should
be observed:
•
Items that have been spotted or soaked with
vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire hazard
and should not be placed in a dryer cabinet.
Oil-affected items can ignite spontaneously,
especially when exposed to heat sources such
as in a dryer cabinet. The items become warm,
causing an oxidation reaction in the oil.
Oxidation creates heat. If the heat cannot
escape, the items can become hot enough to
catch fire. Piling, stacking or storing oil-affected
items can prevent heat from escaping and so
create a fire hazard. If it is unavoidable that
fabrics that contain vegetable or cooking oil or
have been contaminated by hair care products
be placed in a dryer cabinet they should first
be washed in hot water with extra detergent -
this will reduce, but not eliminate, the hazard.
The ’cool down’ cycle of dryer cabinet should
be used to reduce the temperature of the items.
They should not be removed from the dryer
cabinet or piled or stacked while hot.
•
Items that have been previously cleaned in,
washed in, soaked in or spotted with
petrol/gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents or other
flammable or explosive substances should not
be placed in a dryer cabinet. Highly flammable
substances commonly used in domestic
environments include acetone, denatured
alcohol, petrol/gasoline, kerosene, spot
removers (some brands), turpentine, waxes
and wax removers.
•
Items containing foam rubber (also known as
latex foam) or similarly textured rubberlike
materials should not be dried in a dryer cabinet
on a heat setting. Foam rubber materials can,
when heated, produce fire by spontaneous
combustion.
•
Fabric softeners or similar products should not
be used in a dryer cabinet to eliminate the
effects of static electricity unless this practice
is specifically recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
•
Plastic articles such as shower caps or babies’
waterproof napkin covers should not be placed
in a dryer cabinet. Rubber-backed articles,
clothes fitted with foam rubber pads, pillows,
galoshes and rubber-coated tennis shoes
should not be placed in a dryer cabinet.
•
There has to be adequate ventilation to avoid
the back flow of gases into the room from
appliances burning other fuels, including open
fires, when operating the dryer cabinet.
•
The exhaust air must not be discharged into a
flue which is used for exhausting fumes from
appliances burning gas or other fuels
CAUTION!
Air from the dryer cabinet must not be fed
through ducts used for equipment that burns gas
or other fuels.
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Safety instructions
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